Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Oct 23 2024 100 ep. 46 mins 267

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The official podcast of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, featuring conversations with the journalists, politicians, leaders, academics and thinkers who shape our world. Hosted by Paris Jackson

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“Text Me Back!” Prepares Us for the Election

Oct 23 2024 66 mins

Co-hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays remind us to laugh in this bonus episode recorded live at the Seattle Public Library on October 15. Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays join us again for another lively discussion on The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival podcast. In a special bonus episode, Cascade PBS partnered with The Seattle Public Library Foundation to put on a live podcas

Race, Power and Palestine with Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jul 15 2024 46 mins

In a live taping of Slate’s A Word podcast, Jason Johnson talks with Coates about the resonance between racism in America and the crisis in Gaza. On his podcast A Word, veteran political commentator Jason Johnson invites leaders, journalists and other change-makers to have productive and provocative conversations about race in politics and society. As part of the Cascade PBS Ide

How Artificial Intelligence Could Impact Elections

Jul 08 2024 48 mins

Atlantic journalists talk the future of election interference in an era of chilling political deepfakes — and, the one company behind much of this tech. This year, two events will collide: AI voice replicas that can fool family and friends will be easier than ever to use, and half the world’s population will undergo an election. As part of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in ear

Malcolm Gladwell Talks Gun Violence in America

Jul 01 2024 49 mins

The Revisionist History podcast host discusses America's firearms problem - and reasons to be optimistic about it - with a trauma surgeon and an activist. Acclaimed author Malcolm Gladwell explores all things overlooked and misunderstood in his podcast, Revisionist History. He recently produced a six-part series about what we get wrong about gun violence in America. As part of t

How Identity Shapes Politics in a Fractured America

Jun 24 2024 48 mins

Is the personal always political? Washington Post columnists discuss how identity markers have come to define how we think and vote. Trust in American institutions has reached record lows. Where do Americans turn to for a sense of identity, connection or belonging? Are identity markers such as race or religion a way to build community and understanding or do these affinities furthe

Bridging the Partisan Divide with David Greene

Jun 17 2024 45 mins

In a live taping of Left, Right & Center, David Greene, Mo Elleithee and Sarah Isgur debate media bias ahead of the presidential election. KCRW’s weekly politics show, Left, Right & Center, takes on the tough, polarizing issues that Americans struggle to have conversations about. Host David Greene invites guests with a wide range of political views to create provocative

Unpacking True Crime with Patrick Radden Keefe

Jun 10 2024 47 mins

In a live taping of The New Yorker’s Critics at Large podcast, Keefe and a panel discuss the genre's enduring popularity – and its problematic aspects. The appetite for true crime is more insatiable than ever, but audiences, authors and podcast producers are also grappling with the ethics of the genre. Patrick Radden Keefe, author of books including Empire of Pain: The Secret H

The Past and Future of American Democracy

Jun 03 2024 45 mins

In a live podcast taping, historian Heather Cox Richardson debates the nation's founding and the state of democracy ahead of the 2024 election. Historian Heather Cox Richardson, author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, points out a central tension in American history: The founding fathers penned the idea of equality before the law, but as white male property ow

Good Economic Data and Bad Economic Feelings

May 27 2024 47 mins

The Journal co-hosts Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson tackle the gap between bright data points and bad vibes with political correspondent Molly Ball. Data suggests the U.S. economy is performing well, but many Americans don’t feel that way. How will those feelings influence the 2024 election? As part of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in early May, Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson

Laughing at Hollywood and the U.S. Supreme Court

May 20 2024 48 mins

Lindy West, Meagan Hatcher-Mays and Guy Branum rank Hollywood celebrities and Supreme Court justices in a lighthearted take on pop culture and politics. New York Times bestselling author Lindy West and democracy expert and “recovering lawyer” Meagan Hatcher-Mays have been best friends for 25 years. Their podcast, Text Me Back!, celebrates that friendship through lively discussi